Seed-potato cutter



Jan. 9, 1923.

V. A. GARRETT ET AL.

SEED-POTATO CUTTER.

ORIGINAL FILED JUNE 20,1921.

ATTOREY.

"United. E ates,

ll' ttenterll ileum til eum k r i it 1 it .lhamll Ill. M

t'incnn r e .llpnlication filed. June 29, W21, ilerial. l lo.l-Yl-l,].6:. iltenewed. November Wt, 192? To all whom may concern:

Be it known t hat we, Vrnoenr ll. time ie'r'r and llln'rufn l i Antes ciZens of the "l l s o: the county of ticotts .L) u 1, State. of MN ha,haveinvented oer in new and. u iltlllfllOVGiflOlltEi in heed-Potato i ovhichthe :toilowing a specification.

This invention relates to cutters torseed potatoes and the hire.

The object of the iiHYCE'TtiOH is to provide a simply constructed. and'ent u'iaqwh' for cutting); potatoes tor ueee ulz zr beets, apples orother a'cg g'etablcs or 'i ruits and which is adj ihle or i connectionwith vegetables oil: d.

fly/IPS- l l ith these and. other OlliOCtS in view the inventionconsists in certain novel. features of construction as he". ait'tershown. described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: ll ig ure 1 represents a side elevation ofa machine constructed. in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2is a plan View thereof.

Fig. 3 is an endelevation thereof. and

Fig. l is a detail. sectional view through. the knife supportingbracliet.

The machine constituting tlis intention, while primarily intended :iorcu 1Q: potatoes for seed obviously may he use for cut-- ting up turnips,bee s. apples and the like for feeding stock or tor other PXH'IMUEOS,and

it comprises a trough 1 inounhwd on. a wet-- (I able support 2 beinghere ehoern supporting it.

ll/lounted to trarel in the hot'h'nu of the trough 1 is an endlessconveyor iu the term of a chain 3 having: a plur icy otlf hugs orlingers 4: carried by the links ierrot at suitably spacedv intervalswhich are d waigzjued to feed the vegetable being cut tow i knives,which are lomted. a of ti trougg h. The vegetable? lied. at the rear endof the tronui i ably by means oil? a hopper, not she ve drain 3 ismounted. on suitable wheels 5 and 6 loiatecl at the o moil? the troughZ1. and. which driven .lr chain 7 from a power pulley ll whiel can onthe shaft thereof a sprocket 8 arorurd. which the chain 7 passes.

'llhis chain 6 passes over another sprocket 8 earned by the shaft of thesprocket G, as is shown o itending 16 carried by the supporting frame.1K} adjuetabilit elf thez-ie side boards 10 and I1. accornoliehed by me:ns t ..-shaped. brackets secured. to the othe cos of the side boarde andlnivin t 'r laterall ex- ;e ding: arms 13 longitudin slotted. to receivebolts carried, by he lugs 16 and which are equipped. with thumb nuts tofacilitate the adjustment of the boards. It will thus be seen that theseboards 10 and 1.1 may be moved toward or away fromv each other toaccommodate vegetables of ditl'erent sites to be eut. H

The cutter which is n'iounted. at the front end oi the trough consistsof three knives 1?, l8 and carriedv by a bracket supported on the frameoil: the machine, is is shown clearly in 1 and. $3. The knife 17 has alaterally extending; attaching arm 17 bolted to the top or cross laurel:the bracket 20 as she. '11 clearly in Fig. 3 ainlv extends downwardlyand forwal ily the direetioiii the potatoes or other vegetables are tohe carried, at an angle of about forty-five degrees and is locateddirectly over the eei'iter oil? the sprmcliet wheel. (5 which supportsthe iiiront end oi the chain 3. 'llhe kn ves 18 and 19 are madel..-shaped with the short arms thereof attached to the opposite sides ofthe bracket, as is shown clearly in Fig. 3, and the blades rurojecthorizontally toward the center blade 17, said. blades 18 aud'lli) eachatending through a slot in the side walls oi the trough or conveyorboards at right angles to the center hm.

nuts 18*" and. 19 to provide for the 'aisiugz and. lowering of theseblades which are equipped with. slots through which. the bolts passwhich unite them to the bracket.

llt will thus bi seen that the horizontal knives 18 and 19 may beadjusted up or down on bracket No. 20, and continuing' in the samerelation to the center blade Till adapt smaller or larger vegetables tobe cut.

The trough 1 being open and the chain 3 of considerable length,obviously the vegetables fed and conveyed by the same may be inspectedand turned to suit conditions and large quantities may be cut in aminimum amount of time and with a minimum amount of labor.

The preferred embodiment of the inven tion is disclosed in the drawingsand set forth in the specification, but it will be understood that anymodifications within the scope of the claimed invention may be made inthe construction without departing from the principle of the inventionor sacrificing any of its advantages.

1. In a cu 'ter of the class described, a sup porting structure, atrough mounted thereon, a cutter located in said trough, and an endlessConveyor traveling longitudinally through said trough toward said cutterfor conveying the vegetables to be cut thereto, the sidewalls of saidtrough being adjustable toward and away from each other to accommodatevegetables of different sizes.

2. In a cutter of the class described, a supporting structure, a troughmounted there on, a cutter located in said trough, and an endlessconveyor traveling longitudinally through said trough toward said cutterfor conveying the vegetables to be cut thereto, the side Walls of saidtrough being adjustable toivard and away from eadh other to accommodatevegetables of different sizes, said cutter being also adjustable for usein connection with vegetables of different sizes.

3. In a cutter of the class described, a supporting structure, a troughmounted there on, an endless conveyor traveling longitudinally throughsaid trough, a cutter mounted in said trough and composed of a pluralityof knives, one of which depends iulo lln trough and extends downwardlyand for wardly in the direction the vegetables are carried by theconveyor, the other knives being arran ed horizontally on opposilc sidesof said depending knil'o at right angles thereto.

4. In a cutter of the class described, a supporting structure, a troughmounted thereon, an endless conveyor traveling longitudinally throughsaid trough, a cutter mounted in said trough and composed of a pluralityof knives, one of which depends into the trough and extends downwardlyand forwardly in the direction the vegetables are carried by theconveyor, the other knives being arranged horizontally on opposite sidesof said de pending knitc at right angles thereto. said horizontallydisposed. knives being adjustable rertically to adapt them for use invegetables of (lilleront sixes.

ln a cutter of the ch as described, a sup porting structure, a troughmounted thereon, an endless conveyor traveling longitudi ally throughsaid trough, a bracket arranged over said trough and extending in aplane above it, a knite secured to the top of said bracket andprojecting downwardly and forwardly into the trough, a knife attached toeach side of said bracket and extending horizontally toward the centerblade, said side blades extending through the :ills of said ti nigh andbeing vertically adjustable relatively to said center blades.

VINCENT A. (A RRET'I. METHTAS W. ABTS.

ll'itnesses:

Gnonon C. Pon'rnn, H. E. Pon'rnn.

